One of the most misunderstood and thus scorned communities today is that of the “survivalist.” Part of this is the tendency of the media to sensationalize everything they can and part is just simply not understanding what motivates those who want to be prepared in case something goes south. When you consider all that happens…
How To Handle A SHTF Scenario When You’re Abroad
As challenging as it is to be prepared for a SHTF moment here at home, imagine the difficulty if it happened when traveling abroad or even just to another location away from your normal home environment. Everything you planned for at home is now operationally useless to you, you do not know the environment as…
How To Build Your Own EPIC Stove For Outdoor Use!
Once you have all the basics covered in a survival situation, it you need to create functional tools that make your life easier and allow you to perform critical tasks, such as cooking food. You can always use a traditional campfire, but building a large fire is not always practical. One relatively easy-to-make solution to…
Awesome Knife Sharpening Techniques You Cant Survive Without
We all know how important it is to have a reliable knife to help you get through a survival situation. Even more than a firearm, a sharp knife is critical to your well-being, mainly because it has so many different functions. If you could only have one item on your person in a survival situation, you…
Stop Throwing Out Those Silica Gel Packets- They’ve Got Some Awesome Alternate Uses!
Whether you purchased a new pair of shoes, an electronic item or pretty much anything these days… the box containing these items has silica gel packets. They are ubiquitous to any product where moisture can potentially ruin a product, but most of us throw away Silica Gel Packets without giving them a second thought. In…
CRAZY Water Myths Debunked – A Survivalists Guide To Facts
Securing a safe source of drinking water is one of the paramount “first tasks” in a survival situation. Without water, most people will be sick and / or die within three days. Once you have a source of water, however, you must make sure it is safe to drink. This alone can present a series of…
How To Survive If You’re Swept Up In a Riot
In the times we live in, if you are visiting a city or live in one, there is regrettably a good chance that you will experience a protest or civil unrest of some sort. There is also a better than even chance that trouble-makers will attempt to escalate things and in the worst circumstances, a…
[VIDEO] Learn To Throw A Knife Without Spin
One skill that is easily learned and can be invaluable in a survival situation is the ability to throw a knife straight, on target and without spin. While this skill is not something you will use often, it can be critical in hunting and catching game and self-protection. The key to learning how to throw a…
Ultimate Survival Bread With A Long Shelf Life
When faced with a survival situation, making do with whatever is at hand is a must. That includes utilizing whatever food or ingredients for food you find and knowing how to make nutritional that people will want to eat and that will have a long shelf-life. This awesome recipe for Survival Bread is one such item!…
8 Kitchen Gadgets And Appliances You Can Use Without Power
One of the major issues facing anyone living in the US is disruption of power. Our electrical grid is a mess, and old, and some say rife for a long term outage. Weather in virtually all parts of the country, virtually every season, is a threat for regional power outages, sometimes lasting days and in…
How To Sustain Meat Without A Refrigerator
One major challenge to those who have sporadic electricity supplies or who are in a survival situation, is that no power supply means you’re unable to preserve meat without refrigeration. With the reported shape of our national electrical grid, this is an issue that could confront all of us. In a sustained outage, all that meat…
[VIDEO] How to Make This Awesome Atlatl Dart
The Atlatl is an ancient spear throwing device that uses leverage and stored energy to thrust spears at a greater distance and velocity than most people are capable of achieving just by throwing a spear. As a survival tool, the darts that you use the Atlatl to throw are easily made and can be lethal…
Top Rated Tactical Knives
It goes without question that one of the most important tools a person can have in a survival, doomsday or SHTF situation is a dependable, durable, sharp knife. With a reliable knife, surviving becomes much easier specifically because of all the critical actions you can do with a knife that are much more difficult and…
Paracord Rifle Sling: A Step By Step Guide
For the survivalist that hunts with a rifle, a comfortable, durable sling is almost as critical as reliable ammunition and having your firearm sighted properly. On a long trek or while hauling game out, the last thing you want is a sling that chafes your skin or worse, snaps, giving you one more thing to…
[VIDEO] Master These Fire Starting Methods With Water
Starting a fire is one critical skill you must possess if you want to be prepared for a survival situation. While using water may seem like an odd way to start a fire, it actually is one of the few methods that is fail-safe, provided you have a clear vessel to hold the water and…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Escape From Zip Ties
We all hope never to be in a situation where someone is trying to restrain you, be it because of a kidnapping, authorities reacting to civil unrest, a robbery, etc., but it always pays to know the critical skills necessary to escape if you find yourself in such a bad situation. Zip ties are the…
Five Awesome Gun Storage Options
It goes without saying that keeping your firearms safely secured but easily accessible is paramount to responsible gun ownership. This is particularly true in this day and age when any number of forces could require you to have access to your weapons and just as likely separate you from them if they are not hidden.…
Incredible Benefits of Black Seed- The Remedy For Practically Everything
If you are like me, chances are you have never heard of the “black seed,” or Nigella Sativa, and its amazing properties that heal literally dozens of human ailments. Black seeds, also known as black sesame, black cumin and onion seed has been discovered to have been used as far back as ancient Egypt. A…
Don’t Throw Away Old Tires – Put Them To Good Use!
Unless you live in an urban area, chances are pretty good you have some ole, worn, used tires hanging around somewhere. In many places they are expensive to dispose of legally and dumping them illegally is not an option, so they end up stored in a barn or shed, largely forgotten. Used up tires, though,…
Simple Torch Materials You Can Use for Vital Light
One great challenge to any survival situation is maintaining a light source once the sun sets. A camp fire provides some light, but it is not mobile, so your ability to light your surroundings is limited. Fortunately, you do have options. In a survival situation, where power might not be available or you may have…